“But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.”
'But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find yourselves fighting against God' - this is perhaps the most important theological statement in Acts regarding discernment. Gamaliel articulates the principle that what is 'from God' (ex theou) is unstoppable: 'you will not be able to stop them' (ou dynasthe katalusai autous). The warning 'you will find yourselves fighting against God' (anthestēsesthe tē theō) echoes the Old Testament language of resisting divine purpose (cf. Proverbs 21:30). Gamaliel unknowingly speaks truth prophecy.
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